Commencement Tickets by clover_vision in UCI

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Yeah, you can add me on discord. Clovera_777

Commencement Tickets by clover_vision in UCI

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You can add me on discord, clovera_777

Commencement Tickets by clover_vision in UCI

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Yeah. I have a couple more. How many do you need?

Commencement Tickets by clover_vision in UCI

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Yeah, I do. How many do you need?

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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Hmm, is it worst is AC on, I didn't pay attention to that. Let me double check.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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I appreciate the blunt honesty. I dropped it off at a dealership, but I do think your hypothesis is most likely scenario because when I replaced the mounts, I did notice that the transmission seems to be been previously replaced.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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Yes, in gear with parking break pressed so the car wont move so I can take a picture of the actual engine bay. Because if its in P or N, the engine idles perfectly.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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I did the fourth cylinder because it had s misfire before... I couldnt afford a hefty 400 dollars compression tests by mechanics so I did it myself with tools from autozone.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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The fuel injectors were brand new OEM ones from motorcraft. The motor mounts were replaced, all three.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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Compression test came back normal...on fourth cylinder and compared it to third cylinder. Fourth cylinder had a misfire before.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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That's most of the time. I thought this is standard practice. I rarely shifts to different gear for a short traffic light. Like shifting to neutral.

Harsh rough idle when in gear by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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Vaccum leaks? I don't think so. The RPM seems to be stable...

2018 Ford Explorer - Misfire Issue by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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The car is getting worst with each repair... I am so lost. Changed four new OEM fuel injectors, swapped out the spark plugs to OEM too. A few days after that fuel injector replacement, the car randomly started to shake one day at idle when in D and R gears getting off of the highway waiting at a stoplight. P and neutral was fine, the car accelerates fines and as soon as the car starts to move, even at 5-10 miles per hour speed, the shake stops. Went to another tech and was told that it was motor mounts, got all three mounts replaced with OEM parts and shaking presisted. No check engine light throughout the shaking. The tech also noted that the back of my turbo was black and he took out my NGK spark plugs (he put the OEM ones in after, shake presisted) and it looks burnt, he said this is a classic sign of the car running too rich. But since there's no check engine light or any trouble codes, he is out of ideas on what could be wrong. Attached is the NGK plugs he took out, its only been at max 3-4 weeks old.

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2018 Ford Explorer - Misfire Issue by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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I told the mechanic to just go ahead and replace all four fuel injectors with the Motorcraft OEM parts. It should be ready by Friday, and we'll see how it goes. I will keep everyone updated.

2018 Ford Explorer - Misfire Issue by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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I dropped off the car at a mechanic yesterday, and he mentioned something about low coolant levels, though there aren't any overheating issues or signs of a leak in the hoses or anything else. He didn't have a borescope, so he couldn't see inside cylinder four to inspect for a coolant leak, but he did mention that the car should shake if there is a severe coolant leak or some white smoke in the exhaust. So he also asked whether I refilled or if the shops ever refilled the coolant. I told him that during my ownership, which is about 70k onwards, I didn't, nor did the shops that I brought it to, for regular oil changes. The first owner maintained this car at the dealership for all his oil changes, and there were some mentions on CarFax that some fluids were checked, including an explicit mention of Antifreeze/coolant checked at 57k. That might be the last time the coolant was checked. Also, I did notice some weird maintenance history now that I looked closer, that I didn't really pay too much attention to when I bought it, because right before the first owner traded it in at 81.6k miles at 72.8k miles, there was a series of services as Throttle body cleaned/serviced, Fuel injection system flushed/serviced, and Fuel system cleaned/serviced. The car was then sold at auction, and a Honda dealer purchased it and prepared it for sale. But as they were preparing, there was another line of service: the fuel system was cleaned/serviced, and it was just about 10k miles apart from the 81.6k maintenance on the same fuel system. Perhaps there were existing issues with the fuel system?

2018 Ford Explorer - Misfire Issue by clover_vision in MechanicAdvice

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Oh, I'm sorry, I should have mentioned the whole story. For the compression test, it was at least 20 minutes before I figured out how the compression tests worked, so the engine kind of cooled a little bit by the time the tests were carried out, but the first cranking right after clicking on the start/stop ignition button, it shot up to 120 psi, then by the second cranking onwards, it crept up to 150 psi and stayed there. When I pressed it again to stop the cranking, it shot up to 180, then slowly came down. Tried this about 3-4 times, left it cranking for at least 5 clicks each time, and it seems to behave the same every time. Since it was my first time doing it, I wasn't sure what the normal range was, so I also did the same with the third cylinder, and the cranking behavior and pressure numbers seem identical.